Hi @mom4twins4me, I am a little over a year out from my right knee replacement in April 2019. I had some pain with the knee for the first month or so. I think partially because I am a side sleeper and when my side would ache a little during the night I would roll over and that caused some problems for me. One thing the care team suggested to me was to add a pillow under the mattress at the bottom of the bed to raise it a little to help keep the leg a little higher. I also use a small pillow in between my knees and that helped the most I think.

My first follow up meeting with my surgeon when I wasn't doing really as good as expected, he chastised me for not following his instructions which he repeated to me again - ice and elevate, ice and elevate, ice and elevate. He did say it with a grin and in all fairness I thought I was icing the knee often and elevating it during the day...just not enough according to him so I picked it up and did it multiple times during the day which seemed to help a lot for me.

Did you receive any suggestions from your surgeon or care team?

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